The examination for referees and judges is the only examination for both ESKA and WSKA officials in 2017. There will be no additional November exams for ESKA officials. The Kata standardisation course is for all refereees, judges and coaches

3 months before the Championship a letter will be sent out to all member countries requesting the number of participants they intend to send.

If there are less than 8 entries for individual categories and if there are less than 4 entries for team categories the respective category may be combined (team kata events) or become a Goodwill Match.

In the individual kata eliminations, katas from Group 1 will include Heian Shodan – Tekki Shodan

Please note that the age of the competitor on the first day of the championship is applicable for all age categories.

Team Registration Website: To Be Announced

To ensure that your arrangements for your attendance at the WSKA Championships go as smoothly as possible:

Registration of the competition entry is online via sportdata (link to be announced) - enquiries to office@sportdata.org - final deadline TBD.

payment for the entry (€25 per entry) is via the account detailed below - deadline for payment is 7th September.

payment of the WSKA affiliation fee (€475) - the deadline is 31 July and if you have not yet paid, please do so as soon as possible.